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The 48 pages that link to Subduction zone, each with the reason it gives.

• StratovolcanoRelated: Many stratovolcanoes form above descending oceanic plates that release water into the mantle.

• Mid-ocean ridgeCompared with: The ridge creates oceanic lithosphere; subduction zones are where that lithosphere is consumed.

• TsunamiRelated: Large earthquakes at subduction zones commonly produce the strongest ocean-wide tsunamis.

• Seismic tomographyBroader topic: Fast seismic anomalies can trace cold slabs descending beneath these zones.

• Mid-Atlantic RidgeCompared with: Ridges create crust; subduction zones destroy it. The Atlantic has few of the latter.

• 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunamiNarrower topic: The earthquake occurred on the subduction boundary east of Japan.

• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunamiNarrower topic: The earthquake arose from convergent plate motion at a subduction boundary.

• SerpentinizationRelated: Hydrated ultramafic rocks can carry water into subduction systems.

• Transform faultCompared with: Deep quakes, volcanism and trenches mark subduction, none of which transforms show.

• Cascadia subduction zoneNarrower topic: Cascadia is one example of this plate-boundary system.

• Megathrust earthquakeNarrower topic: Megathrust faults form along the plate boundary in these regions.

• Back-arc basinNarrower topic: Back-arc basins form within the overriding plate above a subducting slab.

• Nankai TroughNarrower topic: The Nankai Trough is one segment of this global tectonic setting.

• Seismic anisotropyBroader topic: Complex anisotropy there can reveal flow around and within the descending slab.

• Sunda ArcNarrower topic: The Sunda Arc is one volcanic expression of this broader boundary type.

• Decompression meltingRelated: Water released from descending slabs commonly promotes flux melting rather than decompression melting.

• Gravity anomalyRelated: Trenches and dense descending slabs create characteristic gravity signals.

• Mantle wedgeNarrower topic: The wedge exists only as part of this larger convergent-margin system.

• VolcanoRelated: Water released by sinking plates helps generate magma beneath volcanic arcs.

• 1964 Alaska earthquakeNarrower topic: Subduction drove the plate convergence and stored elastic strain before the rupture.

• Seismic velocityBroader topic: Fast seismic anomalies commonly trace the cold descending slab.

• Slow slip eventNarrower topic: Many observed slow-slip events occur on subduction interfaces, alongside locked and steadily creeping patches.

• Flux meltingNarrower topic: The descending plate supplies water that drives melting in the overlying mantle.

• Sierra Nevada batholithRelated: Subduction supplied water and helped generate the arc magmas that formed its plutons.

• ForearcNarrower topic: The forearc is one region within this broader plate-boundary system.

• Mount PinatuboNarrower topic: Subduction beneath Luzon supplies magma to Pinatubo and other regional volcanoes.

• Slab rollbackNarrower topic: Rollback is the retreat of the hinge within this broader plate-boundary system.

• Lesser Antilles Volcanic ArcNarrower topic: This broader process explains how the arc generates magma.

• AmphiboliteRelated: Subducted mafic rocks can undergo pressure-temperature histories that produce amphibolite.

• Continental riftCompared with: It consumes lithosphere, opposite to the extension and thinning characteristic of rifts.

• DioriteRelated: Water released from a descending slab can generate magmas that crystallize into diorite.

• Forearc basinNarrower topic: The basin occupies the overriding plate above a subducting slab.

• MagnetotelluricsBroader topic: Conductive fluids and melt in these zones produce targets for deep magnetotelluric surveys.

• TonaliteRelated: Many tonalites form in magmatic arcs above subducting plates.

• ActinoliteRelated: Water released from descending oceanic crust helps drive metamorphic reactions that can produce actinolite.

• Andean Volcanic BeltNarrower topic: The belt occupies the volcanic region above a long continental subduction zone.

• Mount DamavandRelated: Regional plate convergence contributes to the tectonic conditions associated with Iranian volcanism.

• SerpentiniteRelated: Water released around subduction zones can alter mantle rocks into serpentinite.

• BatholithRelated: Many batholiths form above subduction zones as water-rich magmas rise through continental crust.

• GreenschistRelated: Subduction can bury and metamorphose basaltic crust into greenschist.

• Mount PaektuNarrower topic: Subduction-related processes help explain volcanism in northeast Asia.

• Slow earthquakeNarrower topic: Many recognized slow earthquakes occur on the shallow or deep parts of these plate boundaries.

• AvachinskyNarrower topic: Subduction beneath Kamchatka supplies the magma that feeds Avachinsky.

• Interplate earthquakeBroader topic: Many of the largest interplate earthquakes rupture the contact between the descending and overriding plates.

• KoryakskyNarrower topic: Subduction beneath Kamchatka supplies the magma that feeds Koryaksky.

• HeklaRelated: Subduction beneath Iceland contributes to the magma feeding Hekla.

• MistiNarrower topic: Nazca Plate subduction beneath South America supplies the tectonic setting for Misti’s volcanism.

• Serpentine subgroupRelated: Water released in subduction settings can hydrate mantle rocks and form serpentinites.